Sunset Cooler

Sunset Cooler

Vodka shaken with orange juice, topped with soda and a slow grenadine pour that settles into dusk-colored layers. Easy drinking with a view.

9% ABVLightCocktails

Easy

Difficulty

3 min

Time

180 Cal

Calories

1

Serving

Flavor profile

Vodka

Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter

Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.

Ingredients

  • Orange Juice· not in your bar3 oz

    Or swap: Pineapple Juice — more tropical

  • Cherry(optional)· not in your barfor garnish
  • Grenadine· not in your bar½ oz

    Or swap: Raspberry Syrup — berry-forward, same blush

  • Soda Water· not in your barto top

    Or swap: Lemon-Lime Soda (top up) — sweeter, citrusy, Tonic Water (top up) — adds a bittersweet edge

  • Vodka· not in your bar1 ½ oz

    Or swap: Gin — adds botanical notes, White Rum — a touch sweeter

  • Orange(optional)· not in your barfor garnish

Instructions

  1. In a shaker, combine orange juice, grenadine, and vodka with ice.

  2. Shake well and strain into a highball glass filled with ice.

  3. Top with soda water.

  4. Then slowly pour in the grenadine to create a layered effect.

  5. Garnish with a slice of orange and a cherry.

Pairs well with

Grenadine sunset through vodka and orange suits easy patio grazing:

  • Cheese and cracker stacks
  • Orange-glazed meatballs
  • Fruit skewers
  • Salted popcorn

Also known as

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